Should this be what a CU education is really all about? Paul Richardson, the best player in a bad football program, has been taught a tougher lesson than a 70-14 loss to Oregon:Don't trust anybody over 30.Please, Buffaloes. Stop the bickering. It's embarrassing. Instead, try doing right by Richardson, who enrolled at Colorado in 2010 for a hard-knocks education he could have nev...

Coach Mac was amazing for the Buffs. I still wish he had stayed to become one of those legendary guys like Osborne. I truly believe under Mac, the buffs would have rarely been out of the top 25 in all these years. But he didn't. He quit. I get it, and respect his decision, but the way he keeps popping up to deride the university and chime in with his opinions is getting old. You had your shot, you did a great job....but you quit.

His whining sounds to me like he's covering his own rear because he so strongly recommended Embree. Did you see any of the games coach? Did you realize at least three of those teams could have scored 100 on us? Did you see the team get not better, but worse week after week?

I feel badly for Embree, but his coaching was atrocious; pretty much non-existent. And if you honestly think race played a role in his firing, you know absolutely nothing about the hyper-sensitivity around that topic in Boulder and CU. He can blame the white guy before him for not getting more time; they gave Hawk 5 years and it was a train wreck, the school wasn't about to do that again.

As for Bohn, I would have no problem with him getting fired too. Especially after he said "irregardless" in the presser.....

Lets not excuse some of the former Buffs in the local media (CJ, Klatt, Williams) who have raised a hew and cry seeking the head not only of Bohn, but the President and Chancellor as well. Those alleged CU supporters are willing to toss the entire University under the bus because their buddy got fired. They seem to forget that there is a University outside of the football program.

All this hoopla and what is forgotten are the kids who want to make good of their commitment. Bohn and the administration should be ashamed of themselves. Coach Mac and Coach Embree have the right to show their disappointment. They are not the ones in bed with this NCAA B.S. organization and its Bowl Championship Series crap. Its the school Presidents that should be accountable for the greed. Put together a playoff and let the kids play for the championship. The NCAA is not the governing body of collegiate sports. How they have influence is almost like slavery. Fight the system! Billions made on the backs of 19-21 year old kids! Are you kidding me!

I hear that it was one particular big donor that threatened to pull his money if Bohn didn't get rid of Embree.

How about that donor threaten to pull that money if the school doesn't fire Bohn?!?! NOTHING good can happen until Bohn is gone!

Nothing good! Except a financially healthy AD. A top 20 basketball team (which was thought to be impossible at CU), a new MBB and VBB practice facility. Healthier fan interest than the Tharp days. Other sports programs on the upswing. In 2 years, he's only led a school that has Pac-12 titles in Mens Basketball, X-Country (Mens x2, Women x1 and the men finished #3 in the nation this year), and a national championship in Skiing last year.

He is also likely to announce football improvements within the next few weeks, and was able to add a new sport to the school.

So, while football is a disaster, the overall athletic department has been in good shape under Bohn. Now that being said, everyone knows that this is his last shot to get the football team on the right track. He fails here, and he is done. He knows this, everyone knows this.

A friend was telling me that if Bohn had warned Embree a few weeks back that he was on the hot seat, this might have played out differently. But to assure the man he is coming back until the last game was played, then change your mind a day later was poorly managed by Bohn. And it showed in Embree's reaction.

Bohn has done a lot of good at CU, but not even remotely in the area of Football. Quite the reverse. I have no doubt he will screw up this 3rd hire. In fact, he already has. All the negativity that has broken out because Bohn did not give Embree (and by default, McCartney) a heads up about this firing will make it tougher to bring in a good candidate. If the school is serious about fixing CU football, Bohn should be shown the door.

this is one of the better stories every written by kiz, who usually caters to utter idiocy. bohn had no choice but to fire embree, who was totally incapable of doing this job. it was just way over his head. and, the crying and complaining he did at the press conference was nonsense. you are being compensated fairly, so, man up. you just didn't do the job you were being paid for. bohn also should be fired, the only good thing he's done was hire tad boyle, and that was just luck. he definitely should not be the one making the decision on the next football coach and needs to be watched carefully. as far as the next coach goes, pretty much all of the mentioned candidates are good choices, taking one from cincinnati, utah state, n. illinois, or byu all will be a great upgrade. but, then again, john wristen from csu-pueblo is a huge upgrade as well, but he won't get consideration. CU doesn't have the guts to hire a guy from D-II after hawkins and embree, even if he might be the best candidate out there.

NQ1042 wrote:A friend was telling me that if Bohn had warned Embree a few weeks back that he was on the hot seat, this might have played out differently.

News flash: Every coach in America is "on the hot seat." They can be fired on a moment's notice. That's the deal when you sign on.

Apparently, Jon Embree didn't the get memo.

What might have made this play out differently is if the Buffaloes had actually improved from the day Embree took over. Instead, they gave up an average of 50 points in their last 10 games. And this was AFTER losing to Sacramento State -- uh, that's like losing to Metro State, folks.

If Jon Embree didn't see this coming, his analytical skills are worse than his recruiting.

I hear that it was one particular big donor that threatened to pull his money if Bohn didn't get rid of Embree.

How about that donor threaten to pull that money if the school doesn't fire Bohn?!?! NOTHING good can happen until Bohn is gone!

Nothing good! Except a financially healthy AD. A top 20 basketball team (which was thought to be impossible at CU), a new MBB and VBB practice facility. Healthier fan interest than the Tharp days. Other sports programs on the upswing. In 2 years, he's only led a school that has Pac-12 titles in Mens Basketball, X-Country (Mens x2, Women x1 and the men finished #3 in the nation this year), and a national championship in Skiing last year.

He is also likely to announce football improvements within the next few weeks, and was able to add a new sport to the school.

So, while football is a disaster, the overall athletic department has been in good shape under Bohn. Now that being said, everyone knows that this is his last shot to get the football team on the right track. He fails here, and he is done. He knows this, everyone knows this.

CU is a joke! They shouldn't even be in the PAC. No baseball, no wrestling. People talk like the school has this top program, but other than a few good years the football team has always been a joke. They did't give Embree a chance. What good coach would take that job?

NQ1042 wrote:A friend was telling me that if Bohn had warned Embree a few weeks back that he was on the hot seat, this might have played out differently.

News flash: Every coach in America is "on the hot seat." They can be fired on a moment's notice. That's the deal when you sign on.

Apparently, Jon Embree didn't the get memo.

What might have made this play out differently is if the Buffaloes had actually improved from the day Embree took over. Instead, they gave up an average of 50 points in their last 10 games. And this was AFTER losing to Sacramento State -- uh, that's like losing to Metro State, folks.

If Jon Embree didn't see this coming, his analytical skills are worse than his recruiting.

Right prima facie. Nick Saban and Urban Meyer could be let go any minute? Give me a break. Yes, Embree stunk as a head coach. But he was constantly being told he would return next season. He was not told maybe, he was not told if he wins a certain number of games, but he was told that he would be back. Saban or Meyer could not have turned CU around in 2 years. Embree showed other problems. But he might have attacked those problems differently if he thought he had to win now, not after one more recruiting class. And there is no question that because Embree didn't see it coming he reacted the way he did and the whole situation caused CU a lot of negative press on a national scale. All of that is on Bohn for handling this firing as poorly as he has his past 2 football hires.